Sample Petrographic Description
Sample Number | DOM 19218 |
Newsletter | 46,1 |
Location | Dominion Range |
Field Number | 26684 |
Dimensions (cm) | 2.3 x 1.5 x 1.0 |
Weight (g) | 5.18 |
Original Classification | L6 CHONDRITE |
Mineral Composition (%Fa & %Fs) | |
Fayalite (mol%): 25;Ferrosilite (mol%): 21 | |
Weathering | |
B/C | |
Fracturing | |
B | |
Macroscopic Description - Curtis Calva | |
The fusion crust covers about 40% of the exterior and is dark brown with iridescent weathering spots. The exposed interior is rusty brown and orange with some gray patches. The interior is rusty dark brown with orange rusty and metal and black inclusions up to 1.5 mm in size. | |
Thin Section Description - | |
No description published |
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